Telegram-herald., 1887-12-04
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tt.s etfrf, - e9lf aslssl e4r ride t3~ar4s
AppouatloE. o. Inc aaarca / tad sskef ths
gsnaral several times how he fslE To the
slnls q..e-ltloa uou he s4if +Fhs pain Ia
nly head ssezled 20 leave nse tas a.4sl-s-aE 1
80 Less letter
The raad W4s dilea wilh men. animals .nd
sag0ns. azd = avoid these aad shorten ths
olsfanes, - tsraed slightly - the rigAt and
bean q -c'It across lcss" aat before going
Tar Ns sPisi aaea censF icao'ls ia gray. and is
sean taat were moving tosarsfs tbs
snenYs ieis aaak and thAs short ride
farther ~osid tazs us into bis Haes. In looked
frr moment a. Z = very swk~ard caadi-
tioa 81 things might possibly arise. and
Grant becone = yri>oneF ia l4sss hnes in
ste'ld or Lee Ia bs. such a circumstances
~oaid have given re - an ia4portaar cross
entry n the sYsten az campaign bookkeep-
n1 There AS oaiF one fsinady-to retraoe
our steps AMI strike the right road. which
sas d0ns ~itaout serious discussion Abs.ls
O'Clock tls htlis village 81 Appomattox
Court hoslse With rs half dozen hsases cane
r. sight, aad SOFA - were entering It's single
street Il s sita4ssd 0n sonse rlsinz ground.
ard beyond tae country Slopes down into
broad valley Isa enemy ~as Aeen With his
columns sad wagon trains covering the low
eroand Our cavalry the Fiffh corps. and
part of Orsis command wers occupying the
high ground - ths south and west OF ths
sIefllY. heading ban or completely.
GazzTTSo PafL sarEIDAN
Gems. Sheridan and Ord with a group Of
olicers around then. we're sen ia the road,
<nd a. our party caaie a.. Cen Grant aid
''fio~ arr roa, Sheridan
First rate. tAaak you. how are youy-
eriesi saersissa. With voice and look shat
scanned - indicate shas on his part be VA
haFinZ rhlns al hs own nay.
~ Zee over thsreF asaze3 Gen. Grant.
pointing ~ Tie street. having heard a ru-
nor sh.st Lse was In ta4s vicinity
''Yss. BE- IS ia thar brick house. answered
Sheridan
~We.i chen. ven 20 over. said Grant
The geaefal IN chief n9W rode on. accom-
paniei oy 5b-ridar. er-l and sosne others
AL soon Col 8ascoss's ordcrIy vas SeeE sit
tins on his herss IN The street ia front Of a
tgo story BRICK hosse. better IN appearance
taan ths rest 70 the houssss Hs said Gen.
Lee and Coz Sabcock hsd gone into this
house short time before. and hs
va orsier-d 70 pest hilnsslf IN the
street. zad k~ep lookout for Gen.
Gran-. 70 let hira know
where Cen Lee Wa. BaSrock told me after
-srd that in carrYing Cen Grent's last letter
b. peSsed through sAe sueruys Ines and
found Gen Lee a ktsle asors thaa half mile
beTond ApDcmatfox C9sxrf house. re waS
lyiag SoNn bv the rcsSsi5s OF = blanket.
wairh had 5een spread over a few fence rails
ca th. xroerd uadcr an apple ssss which vs..s
part ~ an orchard Fhis circumstance fur
uishel she only yrosn5 for che widespread re-
port sast The ssurraaer occurred Under an
aopie tree Rascocx discounted upon cora-
b,g near. and as be approached on foot Lee
al up. vita MS FER hanging over tia roadside
enbaniVraeaS The wzests z the wagons in
casing along she road hsd esIt away the earth
- this eInaanlsnnsnt and left TIE roots Of the
TIRE projecting Lees Act were partly resting
On these roots. One og bis staff cssicsrs came
forvvasd. t0ok ths 3ispatch which Babcock
esnsisi hin and gave = - Gen Lee After
resainS it he g~aeral rose and said hs would
ride forward on ths road on which Babcock
bad coras. hut svss apprehensivs that hostill-
tie< IA. .ht bceia IA sbe meantime upon the
kcrminalios of ths temporary truce, and asked
fabcock - write = iins - Meade informing
aim of she Situation. Ba5cock wrote accord
fngiy. requesting Nssde t. maintain the
truce unsil positive orsiers from Gen. Grant
coald De reserved
HuNrrvo house.
To ave time &c was arranged that Union
of7icer. accaaspaniei bY one Of Les officers.
should carry this letter through the enemy's
hnes This roufe shade the distance n Msnds
ne,rlv tea risie@ shorter than by the round
about ~sy of the Uuioa lines Lee now
mounted his hor~. and directed Col Charles
Marshall bis military secretary. % accom-
panv hin. They stared for Appornaftox
coart hsuss in cosapsny with Babcock and
folloved bv a mounted orieriv When the
party reached ths village they met Que of its
residents. named " 1bar Mclean. who was
toli ibat Cen. iee wsnted tn occupy a con
vnr'ent rc-sn ia some house IN the town.
Mcfssia ustered them into The sitting room
of nre 9f the first houses he came 70. but
ur~u looking sisopt ard 6ndi1x Sc quite small
ami r,eazerl7 filroisls,l LIE proposed finding
scr5etrinx naore couuoodlou< ard better ftted
for fhe secession Mclean then conducted
the party 70 hfs o-vn heuSs. about the be-Ss one
IN the sto~n. where theY awaited Gen Grants
srviVai
The house had comfortable wcosIen
pcrch vith seven stspa leading I'D e. Il A
kali raa through che micisie from front 70
hack. and en- each side vas room having
t-vo winsovvs. one n frout sAd one in rear.
Each room rad tvo dcurs cpening iuso The
hall The building stool a little distance
back from the street. VITA gard in front.
and e. the left vss gate fer carriages and
= roa.i~sr ruuning 90 a stable in rear We
srtsrfa the grounds ~ this Este and dis
r,cuntei IT. the Ysr1 we're sen a 6ue iar~a.
zrav horse. which proved - be cen Lees.
and a god ieosing naa1s belonging ~ Cot
narShait Ar orderly IN -rar vsS Ia cha-<s
~ thasl. ana had tssen ~ their brides to
lef then nihhis the grass
Gen. craat mounted tae sterS anf entered